The Dec. 24 bulletin states that its purpose is “to provide information on the late-November 2014 cyber intrusion targeting USPER1 and related threats concerning the planned release of the movie, ‘The Interview.’ Additionally, these threats have extended to USPER2 —a news media organization—and may extend to other such organizations in the near future.”

While reviewing copies of a series of Pastebin messages from Dec. 20, it was uncovered that the Guardians of Peace had mocked CNN by praising the network for its “investigation” into the Sony attacks.

…if a news organization is attacked in the same manner Sony was, it could put countless sensitive sources in danger of being exposed—or worse.

- Trevor Timm, executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation

“The result of investigation by CNN is so excellent that you might have seen what we were doing with your own eyes,” the group wrote.

“We congratulate you success. CNN is the BEST in the world.”

“You will find the gift for CNN at the following address,” they added — posting a YouTube link underneath.

“P.S. You have 24 hours to give us the Wolf.”

In the video, the hackers poke fun at the FBI’s Sony investigation with cartoon characters who laugh and continuously chant, “You’re an idiot.”

Since the message was released, there has been no mention of other news outlets in any of the GOP postings, Business Insider reports.

What ultimately makes the posts significant is that the FBI bulletin obtained by The Intercept also mentions numerous Pastebin messages in which a purported GOP member posted links to online data allegedly stolen from Sony, according to Keys.

Could the hackers’ final threat be a jab at CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer?Getty Images

Despite the mystery behind the hackers’ warning, executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation Trevor Timm believes it shouldn’t be taken lightly.

“While it’s hard to tell how legitimate the threat is, if a news organization is attacked in the same manner Sony was, it could put countless sensitive sources in danger of being exposed—or worse,” he told The Intercept.

But Timm also made it clear that media are already considered a common target of cyber-terrorism.

“This FBI bulletin is just the latest example that digital security is now a critical press freedom issue, and why news organizations need to make ubiquitous encryption a high priority,” he said.